Bananas : Nutrition, Diseases and Trade Issues

by Cohen, Alisha E.

• ISBN13: 9781617611247
• ISBN10: 1617611247
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC

Summary

Bananas are a major staple food for millions of people in the world, especially in tropical regions. In 2006, estimated world production of bananas was 80.6 million tons while 16.8 million tons of fruit were traded. Bananas are a valuable nutrition source of vitamin A, B6, and C. They are rich in carbohydrates, fibres and potassium. Banana plants can also be used in the making of papers, handicrafts, baskets, carpets, as animal feed and inter-cropping. They also have important medicinal uses in the treatment of gastric ulcers and diarrhoea and to reduce stress and anxiety. This book presents current research data in the study of bananas compiled from authors across the globe and including agrochemical free treatments to improve the shelf-life of bananas; pesticide residues in bananas; green banana pulp usage; enzymes and bioactive proteins in bananas; and banana lectin interactions with the immune system.

Table of Contents

Preface

Agrochemical Free Treatments to Improve Postharvest Shelf-Life of Bananas

Pesticides Residues in Bananas: Analysis, Occurrence & Trade Issues

Bananas: A Concise Account

Studies Applying Green Banana Pulp

The Effect of a HTST Pulse on Phase Transitions, Structure & Porosity of Crispy Dried Bananas

Enzymes & Bioactive Proteins of the Banana

Banana Flavor: Insights into Isoamyl Acetate Production

Physicochemical & Functional Characterization of Square Banana (Musa Balbisiana) Flour

Phytoprotectants & Phytotoxins: The Role of Natural Products in the Musa spp.-Mycosphaerella fijiensis Infectious Process

Banana Symbolism & Change in Bahaya Culture

Hyperkalemia & Hyperdopaminemia along with Psychological Modification Induced by an Obsessive Eating of Banana in an Anorexia Nervosa Adolescent

Banana Lectin Interactions with the Immune System: Implications for Future Therapeutic Applications

Index

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